Monday, November 03, 2014

Roger Federer gets tougher draw at ATP World Tour Finals

The draw was made for next week’s ATP World Tour Finals in London on Monday, and world No 1 Novak Djokovic finds himself in a favorable position.

The Serb will be joined by Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic and Tomas Berdych in Group A of the year-end championships, while Roger Federer will be joined by Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic in Group B.

During round-robin play, each group’s members will collide one time to decide the two semifinalists in that group. Three-time World Tour Finals champion Djokovic owns a lifetime 41-5 record vs. the members of his group, while Federer owns a 19-14 edge over the members of his group


Djokovic expanded his edge over Federer in the race to year-end No. 1 to 1,310 points, leaving the Swiss maestro only a small window to catch him. Federer would have to win the title without losing a match to have a chance. Federer’s biggest troubles in the group should come against Andy Murray. 

The six-time World Tour Finals champion has defeated the Scot twice in 2014, but only owns a 11-11 lifetime record against him. Federer owns a 6-1 record against Milos Raonic, but he was defeated by the bomb-serving Canadian in straight sets last week in Paris. 

Japan's rising star, Kei Nishikori, owns a 2-2 record against Federer, which includes victories in two of their last three tilts. Djokovic, meanwhile, has been completely dominant against the members of his group. He is 10-0 vs. Cilic, 16-2 vs. Berdych and 15-3 vs. Wawrinka. Round-robin action begins on Sunday in London.

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